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/ˈdʒæːfi/ · noun
(Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university..
Jaffy has become a colloquial term – a lot of people use it regardless of whether the first years frustrated them or not. However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.
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Jaffy means (Australian) A person in their first year at an institution, primarily a university..
Common synonyms include fresher, first-year student, freshman, frosh.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Jaffy has become a colloquial term – a lot of people use it regardless of whether the first years frustrated them or not. However I can’t help but feel sorry for those who have become cynical about their course.
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